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Don’t Get Frozen in the Winter Months: Maintain Your Water Heater Today

By Bob Oates | Jan 22, 2023

As fall and winter approach, so do many family holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are the perfect occasions for friends and relatives to visit, and many times they will stay as guests in the house for a few days. This means that more people will be using hot water for washing laundry, dishes,…

Drain Cleaning

By Bob Oates | Jan 22, 2023

While cleaning clogged drains sounds like a horrible job to tackle, it is not that bad if you have the proper tools and protective gear (rubber gloves) on hand. Having a clogged drain in your house is very annoying and ignore it if you like but sooner or later you will have to deal with…

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3 El Niño Plumbing Tips

By Bob Oates | Jan 22, 2023

The powerful El Niño storm has already brought in heavy rainfall and flooding to the Pacific Northwest and the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center reported there is a 80% chance that El Niño will extend into the early spring. El Niño brings in heavy precipitation to drier areas that typically don’t see a lot of rain.…

First Hill System Improvement Project -Seattle Plumbers

By Bob Oates | Jan 22, 2023

First Hill residents recently received notice of an upcoming large Water System Improvement Project. Construction of the third and final phase of water system improvements for the First Hill neighborhood will affect the neighborhood residents throughout the upcoming construction. Construction will likely begin in mid to late March, and is expected to extend through the…

Fix a Leak Week: Tips To Save Water & Money

By Bob Oates | Jan 22, 2023

It fixes a leak week and we have put together some great tips to help you detect leaks around your home, and prevent you from wasting precious water and money. Did you know 10% of homes have leaks? Those leaks waste around 90 gallons of water or more per day, which can add up to…

How To Handle Frozen Pipes

By Bob Oates | Jan 22, 2023

An average of a quarter-million families have their homes ruined and their lives disrupted each winter, all because of water pipes that freeze and burst. An eighth-inch (three millimeter) crack in a pipe can spew up to 250 gallons (946 liters) of water a day. Both plastic (PVC) and copper pipes can burst. By taking…